2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (460+ words) The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to host the fourth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and Senior Officials’ Meeting in Sri Lanka on March 17 and 18, 2027. The BIMSTEC comprises seven…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (453+ words) The government purchased 25 metric tonnes of paddy worth approximately Rs. 3 million on the first day of the Yala season paddy purchasing programme, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated. Speaking during the weekly Cabinet media briefing held at the Department…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (772+ words) The Government has planned to expand the market for rice by encouraging its use in a wide range of value-added rice-based products rather than limiting it solely to consumption as a staple food, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. The President…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (446+ words) The government is taking the necessary steps to strengthen water management in anticipation of possible El Niño conditions in the coming months, the Minister Housing Construction and Water Supply, Susil Ranasinghe has stated. The Minister said a coordinated mechanism involving…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (716+ words) With harvesting for the 2026 Yala season now underway, the Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Agriculture to commence paddy procurement without delay. He also directed that existing paddy stocks in warehouses…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (469+ words) The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has announced that crop damage compensation totaling Rs. 12,341.5 million has been paid to 202,025 farmers affected by last year’s Cyclone Ditwah. The compensation program was launched to support farmers whose agricultural lands were damaged by…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (420+ words) The government has decided to provide 50 modern paddy drying machines to cooperative societies across the country with each machine reportedly capable of drying nearly 10 metric tonnes of paddy per day. Accordingly, the government has allocated Rs. 500 million in decentralized funds…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (231+ words) The A9 road has been closed at the Rambewa junction due to a farmers’ protest, said Ada Derana reporter. Police stated that the road was closed after it was blocked by protesting farmers. 12-hour water cut announced for Colombo and surrounding…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (546+ words) The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, K.D. Lalkantha, states that a significant portion of the country’s tax revenue is spent on the farming community. The Minister made these remarks while attending the event held to mark the renovation of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (392+ words) Issues faced by the farming community have escalated into a national-level crisis that requires urgent government attention, the leader of the Sarvajana Balaya, Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera has stated. Speaking at a discussion with farmer representatives in Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa today (01), MP…...